Music
Ed Sheeran announces stadium tour for 2022
Ed Sheeran has announced a number of Irish dates as part of his upcoming tour. Read more…
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Television
The Killing of Father Niall Molloy Review – Killing Time
Ultimately The Killing of Father Molloy feels like a capable horse in need of blinders. RTÉ needed to sit down and ask themselves where to focus, because ‘everywhere’ hasn’t worked. Read more…
Clubs and Socs
Drama, DJs and Poetry; A guide to DCU’s best arts societies
With life on campus seemingly returning to normality again, now is a better time than ever to explore some of the eclectic mix of arts-related societies DCU has to offer. Read more…
Opinion
What’s Happening with Pandemic Puppies?
The need to interview dog owners before they purchase. Read more…
Features
Abstinence is Not Sex Education
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he way in which Irish school’s talk about sex is in great need of reform after a study from NUI Galway showed that 20% of men and just 15% of women admitted to being content Read more…
Features
Human rights organisations express fear for Afghan women’s rights under the Taliban-run government.
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ince the end of the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan in 2001, women had begun to regain their rights. Since they resumed their position of power in 2021, women’s basic human rights are at stake. Under Read more…
Features
There are many barriers preventing women accessing abortion in Ireland in 2021
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n May 25th, 2018, Ireland repealed the 8th Amendment with a progressive landslide victory, with 66.4% of the electorate voting for the legislation of safe medical abortions. 64.5% of the electorate voted, which was one of the Read more…
Features
Ireland’s Worsening Student Accommodation Crisis
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]eaving home for the first time to study in college is simultaneously one of the most exciting and nerve-wracking things a young person can do, but with a housing market and academia still woozy from Read more…
Music
Smother: What you need to know about the RTÉ drama
RTÉ’s new six-part series ‘Smother’ aired on the 7th of March and was met with great praise from viewers. Read more…
Opinion
Stop Asian Hate: My Observations on Racism in Ireland
Since six Asian women were killed in the Atlanta Spa shooting last month, “Stop Asian Hate Movement” have been held across the United States for several weeks. In this movement, some Asian-American celebrities, such as Read more…
Articles
Fast fashion alternatives on a budget
“It’s not even just clothes that are more disposable. Everything is a trend these days.” Read more…
Features
To travel or not to travel, that is the question
“The plane was the normal standard of not clean. Bathrooms as per usual weren’t clean.” Read more…
Features
In a world of uncertainty- a call for unity rings clear.
“This was poignant for me when I met people from Ireland and we discussed a bit of Northern Ireland’s turbulent story so far.” Read more…
Features
Frontline workers abandoned in the newly scheduled vaccine rollout.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]eachers, SNAs and the Gardaí will continue to lobby the government in their fight for frontline vaccination priority.
Features
The pandemic has become the Government’s scapegoat for accountability on situations in Direct Provision centres.
The publication of the White Paper acts as an ambitious diversion strategy to the ongoing, daily issues faced by asylum seekers and refugees. Read more…
Opinion
National Broadband Plan Launched in 2012 is Still Failing
Students in rural Ireland are at a disadvantage, due to slow broadband speeds. Read more…
Features
“It’s a Brothel. I’ll end you.”
“Ireland has a long negative history when it comes to sex, sexuality, the body, and women.” Read more…
Film
The good intentions of Seaspiracy invite scepticism
What began as another retelling of the “plastic in the ocean is bad” narrative, took a sharp turn towards a far darker, unexplored reason for the destruction of the marine ecosystem. Read more…
Film
The 93rd Academy Awards: Oscars During A Pandemic
The 93rd Oscars will take place on Sunday April 26th this year, two months later than usual due to the pandemic. The Academy Awards, as the ceremony is also known by, will honour the best films released from January 1st 2020 and February 28th 2021. Read more…
Music
New Lil Nas X single stirs up controversy
“i spent my entire teenage years hating myself because of the shit y’all preached would happen to me because i was gay. so i hope u are mad, stay mad, feel the same anger you teach us to have towards ourselves,” 21-year-old rapper, singer, songwriter and openly gay cultural icon Lil Nas X tweeted on March 27. Read more…
Books
Captain Underpants book pulled after claims of “passive racism”
A spinoff book from the much loved “Captain Underpants” series has been pulled from shelves after claims of “passive racism.” Read more…
Film
Zack Snyder’s Justice League saves the day for DC film fans
Snyder’s newer version of the film, affectionately referred to as “The Snyder Cut” by the DC film fanbase, has been received much better than the original Justice League by critics and fans. Read more…
00 OPINIONS DRAFT
Our ‘role models’ are not setting the example they should be
dropcap][/dropcap] The recent story emerging surrounding several Dublin senior footballers being caught breaking covid rules by taking part in training sessions, has stirred great disappointment rather than anger. This event has stirred many questions regarding Read more…
Features
The rise of student podcasts and how they are made
“If you just keep going, eventually you’ll get somewhere.” Read more…
Features
Cancel culture and the “be kind” movement can’t co-exist
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]oon after the tragic news of TV presenter, Caroline Flack’s death people flooded social media with the message ‘Be Kind’. T-shirts, phone cases and endless quotes were made, shared and bought.